The July 2012 issue of Black Belt will be a special collector’s issue devoted entirely to the life and legend of jeet kune do founder and martial arts icon Bruce Lee. This special issue will feature a guest editorial by his daughter, Shannon Lee, as well as articles detailing Bruce Lee facts, Bruce Lee’s training methods, opinions and recollections regarding Bruce Lee’s philosophy, commentaries on Bruce Lee’s fighting style and updates on digital editions of Bruce Lee books. Interviewees for this special issue include no less than the one-and-only Chuck Norris as well as Enter the Dragon producer Fred Weintraub.

Highlights of this special collector’s issue include the following:

Bruce Lee Facts

The truth behind Bruce Lee’s Chinese name

Bruce Lee’s first appearance on the cover of Black Belt

How critical opinion of Bruce Lee movies has changed over time

How Jason Scott Lee was trained to play Bruce Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Shannon Lee Editorial

Shannon Lee discusses plans and progress for the Bruce Lee Action Museum: “Our dreams began to take a new form in 2008 when the idea of building a Bruce Lee museum first took hold. And although we announced our plans to establish a home for the legacy of my father then, it wasn’t until 2011 that we began to take the steps in earnest to make this a reality.”

Bruce Lee Fighting Style

Mark Jacobs on how Bruce Lee’s fighting style incorporated fencing

Jason Brick on how Bruce Lee’s fighting style of mixing useful elements may have given rise to what we now know as MMA

Bruce Lee Books

Update on the new print and digital editions of classic Bruce Lee books such as: